Hepatitis B and renal transplantation.

  • 1 February 1987
    • journal article
    • Vol. 19, 2159-60
Abstract
Renal transplantation in HBsAg+ chronic carriers has a relative low risk of progressive liver disease, with mortality associated with liver disease at 7%. In contrast, HBsAg+ recipients who acquired their disease in the early posttransplant period had a mortality of 60%. HBeAg-positive patients who remain persistently positive are a subgroup with a poor prognosis and should not be offered a renal transplant.

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